παραδέχομαιparadéchomai

Meanings

Same root

• παράpará · G3844properly, near; i.e. (with genitive case) from beside (literally or figuratively), (with dative case) at (or in) the vicinity of (objectively or subjectively), (with accusative case) to the proximity with (local (especially beyond or opposed to) or causal (on account of)
• δέχομαιdéchomai · G1209to receive (in various applications, literally or figuratively)

Where it appears

Appears 6 times in the Bible.

• Mark 4:20 And the seed that fell on good soil represents those who hear and accept God’s word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!”
• Acts 15:4 When they arrived in Jerusalem, Barnabas and Paul were welcomed by the whole church, including the apostles and elders. They reported everything God had done through them.
• Acts 16:21 “They are teaching customs that are illegal for us Romans to practice.”
• Acts 22:18 I saw a vision of Jesus saying to me, ‘Hurry! Leave Jerusalem, for the people here won’t accept your testimony about me.’
• 1 Timothy 5:19 Do not listen to an accusation against an elder unless it is confirmed by two or three witnesses.
• Hebrews 12:6 For the Lord disciplines those he loves, and he punishes each one he accepts as his child.”